WEDI survey finds little backing for health plan identifier

Sep 23, 2014, 19:17 PM

Health plans and other stakeholders see little value in using a unique health plan identifier (HPID) within electronic transactions, according to a recent survey from The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).

Between Aug. 20 and Sept. 5, WEDI polled 262 respondents, including health plans, providers, third-party administrators, clearinghouses and software vendors. Only 15 percent of respondents said they see value in the unique identifier within electronic transactions adopted under HIPAA.